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H. P. Lovecraft; August Derleth. The Survivor and Others. Arkham House, 1957.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Lovecraft, H. P. and Derleth, August : The Survivor and Others. Sauk City (WI) : Arkham House, 1957. First edition/First impression. Edition of 2000 copies. Duodecimo size (12mo), 7.75"/19.6cm h. Bound in publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. [vi] pp prelim material, 161 numbered pp, [162] colophon. Seven stories. Condition notes: this is an ex-library copy with the typical array of stamps and stickers indicating such; also includes library pocket and checkout card on rfep. Lacks dustjacket. Moderate wear/rubbing to boards. Spine slightly cocked, light toning to edges, corners bumped, spine ends rolled, loss of brightness to spine lettering. Relic tape images to center of both boards, head and tail - as to both free endpapers (but not pastedowns). Pages tanned but unmarked but for library standard markings. The copyright page contains this history of the stories: "Among the papers of the late Howard Phillips Lovecraft were various notes and/or outlines for stories which he did not live to write. Of these, the most complete was the title story of this collection. These scattered notes were put together by August Derleth, whose finished stories grown from Lovecraft's suggested plots, are offered here as a finelal collaboration, post-mortem." And there you have it. We personally inspect every book we offer.
Seller: Furrowed Brow Books, IOBA, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Lovecraft, H. P.,Derleth, August. The Survivor and Others. Arkham House, 1957.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First (1957 Arkham House) Edition. A Very Good copy. No dustjacket. Book has shelfwear, edgewear, a touch of soiling to the covers, toning to pages, wear to spine (titles illegible), and minor discoloration to inside covers and endpapers. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. 12mo (tall).
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Lovecraft, H.P. & August Derleth. The Survivor and Others. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1957.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Sauk City: Arkham House:, 1957. First edition, Hardcover, Very Good in Good dust jacket, 161 pp. Cover artwork by: Ronald Clyne A clean, straight and tight copy with modest toning to paste-downs and free endpapers, vintage bookseller's sticker affixed to front paste-down. Jacket complete with overall toning and with very light chipping to head and heal of spine panel. Solid. First edition, Hardcover, Very Good in Good dust jacket,
Seller: Ziesings, Shingletown, CA, U.S.A.
Lovecraft, H. P.; Derleth, August. The Survivor and Others. Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1957.
Price: US$124.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing, limited to two thousand copies. A neat and tightly bound copy. Very slight bumping to spine tips and one corner. There are several faint spots on rear board and margin, still Near Fine. Contents remains clean and unmarked. The unclipped ($3.00) dust jacket has minor edge wear, heavy toning on the spine and margins. There is cello-taping at the fold lines on the inner side of the DJ, though there are no tears present. This is not noticeable from the right side of the DJ. The design is by Ronald Clyne.
Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Lovecraft, H. P.; Derleth, August. The Survivor and Others. Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1957.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, first printing (limited to two thousand copies). Ex-library w/usual stamps & stickers. Pages clean but tanning with age; binding sound; moderate wear to dustjacket (various stains from dj protector and tape used by library, "SS" inked on spine. 161 pages. Detailed scans of defects available upon request. Size: 5.5" x 7.5"
Seller: Book Booth, Berea, OH, U.S.A.
H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth. The Survivor and Others. Arkham House, 1957.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: book, cover and text all in Fine condition, binding tight and square no damage, DJ with price not clipped, tears on spine extremes and corners, text clean and unmarked no names no stamps, 2000 copies printed
Seller: H&G Antiquarian Books, Sheboygan, WI, U.S.A.
H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth. The Survivor and others. Arkham House, 1957.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Collection of Lovecraft story fragments completed by Derleth. 2000 copies published. VG; very minor bumps at tips; in VG jacket; browning at flap folds and on spine.
Seller: DreamHaven Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
H. P. Lovecraft and August Derleth. The Survivor and Others. Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1957.
Price: US$170.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1957. First Edition/Printing black cloth Hardcover with DJ, 161 pp. Only 2096 first edition copies printed. 7 Cthulhu mythos tales based on Lovecraft's notes and completed by Derleth. This copy was purchased new, probably in 1958/9 in Syracuse, NY, and read once by me. Book store's small stamp on back pastdown. Book square (no bumping), tight, and fine. Original gold lettering on book spine. The DJ (unclipped, $3.00 price) has the common brownish toning to spine and near edges. No significant edgewear to DJ except for tiny 1/8" tear at bottom of back. A fine copy overall.
Seller: JAC Books, Cortland, NY, U.S.A.
Lovecraft, H. P. and Derleth, August. THE SURVIVOR AND OTHERS. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1957.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Sauk City, WI:Arkham House. 1957. 1st edition, 1 of 2000 copies printed. 161pp. Hardcover with dust jacket. Boards in very good, clean condition. Gilt on spine still bright. Internally, inside of boards age toned, with some offset to free end-pages and a previous owners name is stamped to top outside corner of inside front board, otherwise a very good, clean copy. The dust jacket, not price clipped, is lightly soiled with age-toning along edges of front and rear panels and to the spine strip. Now enclosed in Brodart.
Seller: Parnassus Book Service, Inc, YarmouthPort, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Survivor and Others by H.P. Lovecraft August Derleth (First Edition) Tight copy. Bump to top right front corner. Minor fading to gilt. Sharp dustjacket. Minor tanning to spine. Clear protective cover. Not price-clipped. First Edition. 1/2096 copies printed. Original $3.00 price point. 161 pages. The story "The Lamp of Alhazred" was famously praised by noted science fiction scholar "Everett F. Bleiler". Black cloth boards. Gilt on spine.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Lovecraft, H. P. and August Derleth. The Survivor And Others. Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1957.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Cover Art; This edition is limited to 2000 copies (actually 2096 copies). This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is one tiny bit of bumping to the top spine end of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with some beginning toning to the rear panel. The stories included in this collection were completed by August Derleth using Lovecraft's notes or story outlines -- it's difficult therefore to determine exactly how much was conceived by H. P. Lovecraft, and how much by August Derleth (paraphrased from the Arkham House Companion). Short stories include: The Survivor, Wentworth's Day, The Peabody Heritage, The Gable Window, The Ancestor, The Shadow Out of Sapce, and, The Lamp of Alhazred.
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$208.00 + shipping
Description: thin 8vo., 161 pp., VG/VG-; DJ, black lettering to light brown (age-toned) spine, white and purple pictorial front cover; age-toning to back of spine and margins of covers (lettering clear and legible); mild wear to covers; price uncut "$3.00" to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; black cloth boards, gold lettering to spine: bumping to head and tail of spine; mild wear to boards; interior clean; 1 of 2000 unnumbered copies stated to limitation page; a collection of short stories by Derleth based on the unused ideas of Lovecraft; shelved Case 8. 1288722. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Lovecraft, H. P, and August Derleth.. THE SURVIVOR AND OTHERS. Arkham House., Sauk City:, 1957.
Price: US$270.00 + shipping
Description: HC in dust jacket. 1st Printing. 2096 copies printed. Light offsetting to the endpages. Jacket just starting to darken along the spine. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.
Seller: Kathmandu Books, Winter Park, FL, U.S.A.
LOVECRAFT, H.P. and August Derleth. The Survivor and Others. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1957.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: Limited to 2000 copies. 12mo (19.5cm.); publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket by Ronald Clyne; [6],161pp. Slight discoloration to jacket, though spine remains bright and untoned, corners a bit bumped, else Very Good or better. Collection of short stories by Derleth based on unused story ideas of the late H.P. Lovecraft and thus published as a collaboration.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Lovecraft, H. P. & Derleth, August. The Survivor, and Others. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1957.
Price: US$294.99 + shipping
Description: Some shelfwear to jacket, top jacket spine; Signed by August Derleth!; 12mo; 161 pages; Signed by One Author
Seller: Curious Book Shop, East Lansing, MI, U.S.A.
Lovecraft, H. P., August Derleth. The Survivor and Others. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1957.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing of the first edition, 1 of 2,000 copies, octavo, 161pp. Light toning to pastedowns, else book in fine condition; toning to spine and folds, else dust jacket in fine condition.
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
H.P. Lovecraft, August Derleth. The Survivor and Others. Arkham House, 1957.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition (1 of 2000 copies printed); A Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. An exceptional copy of this collection of stories by Lovecraft and Derleth from Arkham House; uncommon in this condition. This copy is in fine condition with a square, tight binding, bright gold lettering over black boards, and clean pages throughout: only some light rubbing to the board edges and a couple of lighly bumped corners present; housed in a crisp and clean near fine dust jacket that shows a few tiny punctures to the back panel (mostly closed and inconspicuous), a mild darkening to the spine, and the common age-toning to the panel and flap edges. Not remaindered, not price clipped ($3.00 intact), not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a sturdy box.
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA, Tomball, TX, U.S.A.
Lovecraft, H.P.; August Derleth. The Survivor and Others. Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1957.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. [vi], 161, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth with gilt spine lettering. Offsetting to endpapers, else Fine in Fine dust jacket. An attractive copy.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Lovecraft, H. P. & Derleth, August.. The Survivor and Others.. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1957.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. SIGNED "Sincerely, August Derleth" on front end-paper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. (161pp. ) (Mild trace of soiling at upper spine on jacket which is lightly toned. ) 2000 copies printed. ; 5 1/2" x 7 1/2"; 161 pages
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.